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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
2
A collage of quips on war, language, and aging, noting how Russia and Japan are spoken of, US pronunciation quirks, tax ease when money is scarce, 16 year olds voting, and fears about postwar luxuries and inventions.
Morris Chapel residents report a funeral service for Mrs. Sam Sprague in New Cambria last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wood and Ollie Johnson among attendees. Nearby visits and shopping trips outline community daily life, including Mrs. Babe Kimbrough, Mrs. Red Gooch, and Ruth Wood in Brookfield and Linneus.
Weather remains favorable with ten days of sunshine. Mrs. Riley Bales shows improvement after two weeks of illness. The remains of William Burkhoder arrived for burial in Purdin after services at Brookfield. Will Myers visited a relative in Marceline over the weekend. Lon McNally has not felt well recently. Mrs. Warren Stephenson stayed with relatives in Marceline. Charley Owens and Warren Stephenson shopped in Purdin Saturday evening. Ray Pulliam and Alex Woodside were seen in Brookfield and Purdin respectively.
Mr and Mrs Earnest Pearson were Brookfield visitors Tuesday, joining other locals for a brief stopover and social visit.
List of residents visiting relatives and friends across Northeast Linn includes the McCollums, Browns, Bakers, and Buffums. Spent Sundays and Fridays at various homes with extended family notes and casual get togethers among neighbors.
A cheeky diary-like note describes a woman shifting from a man leaving a partner she has kept company with for months. The writer hints at smoking comes after a breakup and recalls a party where jealousy flares. A line about a handkerchief reveals hurt feelings over affection.
Mrs George Ford and family visited Joe Fords. Vernie Foster shipped Herman Harris' dog to Englewood Colorado. Will Kenley visited Milan. J T Hoselton and sons Ray and Paul visited Browning area. Guy Ford wounded in Germany on September 18. Dowdy family moved to Browning. Hubert Atkins Vernie Foster and Allen McClaren in Milan. G P Club met with Mrs R A Thurlo.
A Wal nut Grove schoolhouse carnival drew a nice crowd on Wednesday night October 11. Milan residents Tubby Boyd won the Indian blanket. Families from Milan Utah Browning and Brookfield visited relatives and neighbors in the area. Lyle Shaw broke his leg practicing football and was taken to Simpson Hospital.
Nice fall weather signals harvest time with cane cutting finished and farmers beginning corn gathering. Mr and Mrs Wallace Grice were overnight guests of daughter Mrs Harold Campbell.
The executrix Minnie Ogle announces a final settlement for the estate of Ida F Elliott in Linn County Missouri at the Probate Court in Linneus on November 13 1944. The notice targets creditors and interested parties.
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